how to pull a branch from github to local code example
Example 1: pull remote branches
git fetch origin
git checkout --track origin/<remote_branch_name>
Example 2: how a to pull a branch in git
$ git pull origin other-branch
Example 3: git pull a new branch froma remote repo
git checkout --track origin/daves_branch
Example 4: how to pull from a branch in git
git pull origin other-branch